14. Linked Data Principles
1. Use URIs as names for things
2. Use HTTP URIs so people can look up those
names
15. Linked Data Principles
1. Use URIs as names for things
2. Use HTTP URIs so people can look up those
names
3. When someone looks up a URI, provide useful
information, using the standards - RDF
16. Linked Data Principles
1. Use URIs as names for things
2. Use HTTP URIs so people can look up those
names
3. When someone looks up a URI, provide useful
information, using the standards - RDF
4. Include links to other URIs, so that they can
discover more
Tim Berners-Lee - 2006
20. RDF
type
Planning for Automation http:// schema:Book
name lib.org/res/1234
21. RDF
type
Planning for Automation http:// schema:Book
name lib.org/res/1234
author
http://
viaf.org/viaf/
94196132
22. RDF
type
Planning for Automation http:// schema:Book
name lib.org/res/1234
author
John M Cohn
http://
viaf.org/viaf/
94196132 name
23. RDF
type
Planning for Automation http:// schema:Book
name lib.org/res/1234
author
about John M Cohn
http://
name loc.gov/auth/
http://
viaf.org/viaf/
sh85076502
94196132 name
Libraries
24. RDF
type
Planning for Automation http:// schema:Book
name lib.org/res/1234
author
about John M Cohn
http://
name loc.gov/auth/
http://
viaf.org/viaf/
sh85076502
94196132 name
Libraries
<http://lib.org/res/1234> name "Planning for Automation" .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:type schema:Book .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:author <http://viaf.org/viaf/94196132> .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:about <http://loc.gov/authorities/sh85076502>
25. RDF
type
Planning for Automation http:// schema:Book
name lib.org/res/1234
author
about John M Cohn
http://
name loc.gov/auth/
http://
viaf.org/viaf/
sh85076502
94196132 name
Libraries
<http://lib.org/res/1234> name "Planning for Automation" .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:type schema:Book .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:author <http://viaf.org/viaf/94196132> .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:about <http://loc.gov/authorities/sh85076502>
66. BIBFRAME
It is the foundation for the future of
bibliographic description that happens on, in,
and as part of the web and the networked
world we live in.
http://bibframe.org
71. ≈ complimentary ≈
bibliographic description as part of the web
Challenges for change
• Metadata for ‘items’
@Fascinatingpics
72. ≈ complimentary ≈
bibliographic description as part of the web
Challenges for change
• Metadata for ‘items’
• Searching for ‘works’
@Fascinatingpics
73. ≈ complimentary ≈
bibliographic description as part of the web
Challenges for change
• Metadata for ‘items’
• Searching for ‘works’
• Materials of all types - print / e / digital
@Fascinatingpics
92. RDF
<http://lib.org/res/1234> name "Planning for Automation" .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:type schema:Book .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:author <http://viaf.org/abc> .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:about <http://loc.gov/authorities/sh8570> .
93. RDF
Identifying & Linking
Resources to Concepts
<http://lib.org/res/1234> name "Planning for Automation" .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:type schema:Book .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:author <http://viaf.org/abc> .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:about <http://loc.gov/authorities/sh8570> .
94. RDF
Identifying & Linking
Resources to Concepts type
Planning for Automation ../ schema:Book
name res/12345
author
about
John M Cohn
name viaf.org/
loc.gov/
auth/sh8507 abc
name
Libraries
95. RDF
Identifying & Linking
Resources to Concepts type
Planning for Automation ../ schema:Book
name res/12345
author
about
John M Cohn
name viaf.org/
loc.gov/
auth/sh8507 abc
name
Libraries
<http://lib.org/res/1234> name "Planning for Automation" .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:type schema:Book .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:author <http://viaf.org/abc> .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:about <http://loc.gov/authorities/sh8570> .
Where has the record gone?
104. Cataloging Spotlight
Manifestation Schema.org
Works Authorities Linked Data
RDF
105. Cataloging Spotlight
Manifestation Schema.org
Ins
ers titu
blish tio
ns
Pu Formats
Works Authorities Linked Data
Sub
jec Names tions RDF
ts a
L oc
106. Cataloging Spotlight
Manifestation Schema.org
Ins
ers titu
blish tio
ns
Pu Formats
Works Authorities Linked Data
Sub
jec Names tions RDF
ts a
L oc
107. Cataloging Spotlight
Manifestation Schema.org
Ins
ers titu
blish tio
ns
Pu Formats
Works Authorities Linked Data
Sub
jec Names tions RDF
ts a
L oc
109. We are moving from
cataloguing
to
catalinking
h"p://
Eric
Miller
-‐
Zepheira
110. Linked Data
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theworldformylens/6537249151/
111. Linked Data Radical
Change?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theworldformylens/6537249151/
112. Linked Data Radical
Change?
Radical
Evolution!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theworldformylens/6537249151/
113. Linked Data Radical
Change?
Radical
Evolution!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theworldformylens/6537249151/
114. GFII Paris - 26th March 2013
Linked Data
Radical Change?
Richard Wallis
Technology Evangelist
@rjw
The world’s libraries. Connected.
115. GFII Paris - 26th March 2013
Linked Data
Radical Change?
Richard Wallis
Technology Evangelist
@rjw
http://www.slideshare.net/rjw/linked-data-radical-change
The world’s libraries. Connected.